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I'm trying to heal myselfJane_LS_88 wrote: »How come you're fasting?
I've spent the last hour playing Tetris.
Night night Posy.
probably sounds a bit crazy but sometimes it's good to give your body a break from food. Put's your head in a different place too. I have a few digestive problems and I'm curious to see if it helps. I've been stressed out the last while and just felt it was good timing to do something to give myself a fresh start.
Was walking past a second hand book stall last week and picked up an old book about ancient health secrets from Europe and seemingly fasting is right up there as a really effective way to give yourself a boost. (it wouldn't be unusual for me to fast on a semi regular basis anyway) Is fairly common in Nordic countries to fast a couple of times a year. Apparently after the first three days the body starts to burn and digest it's own tissues (process known as autolysis) but it burns only the substances and tissues that are diseased or damaged first. So it's cleansing and beneficial, if done right I suppose. I'll give it a go anyway.
With any luck I might die off by Friday and hopefully I'll be back in time for tea on Sunday
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Kind of like a detox, I guess. But how will you survive until Sunday without passing out or something? It sounds like such a long time. I did a 24hr charity fast a few years ago and that was bad enough! :pac:I'm trying to heal myself probably sounds a bit crazy but sometimes it's good to give your body a break from food. Put's your head in a different place too. I have a few digestive problems and I'm curious to see if it helps. I've been stressed out the last while and just felt it was good timing to do something to give myself a fresh start.0 -
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I have a juicer (more like a smoother) and I drink water. As long as you keep hydrated fasting for a few days is perfectly safe. I don't plan on doing anything too strenuous but headaches and dizzyness are par for the course, so I'm kind of expecting that. I don't have a great appetite a lot of the time anyway but I'm keeping myself comforted with cups of tea (camomile is good for detoxing) and the odd cup of coffee too.FouxDaFaFa wrote: »Kind of like a detox, I guess. But how will you survive until Sunday without passing out or something? It sounds like such a long time. I did a 24hr charity fast a few years ago and that was bad enough! :pac:
Last night and today I just blended an apple a pear and a banana and tomorrow I'm going to blend celery, carrot and tomato for dinnerSounds interesting! So it's just juices & water? What kinda juices?
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Haven't been on here in a while! Currently re-vamping my FYP and really looking forward to the weekend, getting to spend some very nerdy time with boybestie on Friday and getting to see all 3 of my best friends in the same county on the same weekend for the first time in about four years. Can. Not. Wait.
Hope everyones been keeping well - No way in hell I'd have time to look through about two weeks of pages so if anyone wants to summarise, please do! Happy Tuesday! 0 -
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Is that a thing? A smell memory?
It is a thing.
More than that, memories associated with smells and flavours are far more vivid than other types. Any time I smell rose-petal talc it's like my brain brings all the elements together and I can remember my Granny perfectly. Eating grill-toasted batch bread with butter I can picture her kitchen table in detail, down to the tiny splashes of paint and nicks from knives over the years. Lovely dreams last night.
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It is a thing.
More than that, memories associated with smells and flavours are far more vivid than other types. Any time I smell rose-petal talc it's like my brain brings all the elements together and I can remember my Granny perfectly. Eating grill-toasted batch bread with butter I can picture her kitchen table in detail, down to the tiny splashes of paint and nicks from knives over the years. Lovely dreams last night. Coldsore this morning.
That's a lovely memory All kinds of smells bring me back to certain times of my life. Imperial Leather soap reminds me of my maternal grandparents, while the smell of Silk Cut purple brings me back to when my Dad's mum was alive 
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Too comfy to get up.
Have to pay nearly 140 for my Mullingar thing so that's all of my dole money gone. Need to give my mam her money too so after that I'm gonna have less than 50 probably. I'm so lucky I don't pay bills.0 -
I'm trying to heal myself probably sounds a bit crazy but sometimes it's good to give your body a break from food. Put's your head in a different place too. I have a few digestive problems and I'm curious to see if it helps. I've been stressed out the last while and just felt it was good timing to do something to give myself a fresh start.
Was walking past a second hand book stall last week and picked up an old book about ancient health secrets from Europe and seemingly fasting is right up there as a really effective way to give yourself a boost. (it wouldn't be unusual for me to fast on a semi regular basis anyway) Is fairly common in Nordic countries to fast a couple of times a year. Apparently after the first three days the body starts to burn and digest it's own tissues (process known as autolysis) but it burns only the substances and tissues that are diseased or damaged first. So it's cleansing and beneficial, if done right I suppose. I'll give it a go anyway.
With any luck I might die off by Friday and hopefully I'll be back in time for tea on Sunday
I remember reading research somewhere that said people who fast regularly (eg Muslims who follow Ramadan strictly) have on average a longer lifespan than people who don't...I'll try to find a link...0 -
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I'm trying to heal myself probably sounds a bit crazy but sometimes it's good to give your body a break from food. Put's your head in a different place too. I have a few digestive problems and I'm curious to see if it helps. I've been stressed out the last while and just felt it was good timing to do something to give myself a fresh start.
Two of the men I work with (both from the Carribean, where they say it's not unusual) were explaining to me that they fast one day every week and have done for decades. One of them has relaxed it to a fruit-only 24hrs and the other just doesn't take in anything calorific at all in that period, so just water, herbal teas, black coffee etc. They're both in their 50s and look 20 years younger!
This has reminded me to try it again- I did some reading at the time and tried a 24 hr fast (only made it to 22hrs:o). Felt really light and clean after it and it improved my eating for the next day, as you can't really stomach massive portions so I was eating small, healthy meals.
You do have to plan it for a time when you don't have much on though, which was my downfall- I also found lunchtime-lunchtime easiest as you can sleep through the hungriest bit!0 -
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Good morning Loungers
Only three days until I get to see my DELICIOUS baby niece who informed her Mumma that Auntie Maple is her very best friend. Not just best friend, but VERY best friend.
Oh I cannot wait to breathe her in and squeeze the chubby babyness of her. Happiness is that child, in all her blonde curly haired glory. 0 -
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I'm going to flip at my mother today. She's doing her usual "I'm sick of that laptop thing" routine. I'm sick of this. She does actually think I'm addicted to it. I just think it's because she doesn't understand it tbh. Oh it's so annoying. I can't try to reason with her all I want but she just will not listen. Actually she won't listen to me about anything so that's nothing new. :mad:
As well as that, my friend is leaving today. 0 -
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